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UnitedHealth's Medicare billing fraud case moves toward dismissal
The Justice Department lacks evidence to support claims the company withheld Medicare Advantage funds, a legal expert overseeing the case said.
UnitedHealth is being investigated for its Medicare billing practices — and the stock falls 9%
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is under fire over its Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare Advantage plans.
UnitedHealth shares dive after report of US investigation into Medicare billing
UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices.
UnitedHealth wins favorable ruling against US fraud case
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A court-appointed special master has found that U.S. authorities do not have evidence to support their billion-dollar fraud case accusing UnitedHealth Group of keeping overpayments from the government for patients on its Medicare insurance plans.
UnitedHealth wins ruling over $2B in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments
UnitedHealth Group won a key ruling as a special master found the Justice Department failed to prove its $2 billion Medicare Advantage overpayment claims. The DOJ can appeal the decision within two weeks.
UnitedHealth gets one step closer to defeating high-profile Medicare Advantage fraud case
The case began with a whistleblower who said UnitedHealth bilked billions of dollars through the Medicare Advantage program.
UnitedHealth wins major finding DOJ’s Medicare fraud lawsuit, Bloomberg says
UnitedHealth (UNH) has won a favorable finding in a lawsuit in which the DOJ claimed the company overbilled Medicare by at least $2.1B, with a
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UnitedHealth scores key court win in long-running Medicare Advantage fraud suit
UnitedHealth Group notched a major court win in a legal challenge over its Medicare Advantage (MA) billing practices that is ...
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Federal watchdog warns fraudsters diverting taxpayer money from Medicare and Medicaid
The schemes targeting contractors and state agencies diverted nearly $27 million from the federal health programs that have ...
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DOJ Announces Potential $100 Million Settlement Over Alleged Medicare Advantage Upcoding
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement of up to $98 million with Independent Health ...
Health Care Providers To Pay Back Almost $2 Million In Medicare Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice shared the providers agreed to pay to resolve alleged violations arising from their involvement in laboratory kickback schemes.
Report finds ‘complete failure’ of evidence against UnitedHealth Group in whistleblower case
A court-appointed special master says the Justice Department hasn’t developed “any evidence” for key claims. Her ...
$97.8 Million Settlement: Walgreens to Pay States
"Due to a software error, we inadvertently billed some health care programs for prescriptions our patients submitted but ...